not sure, but there are children
The J5 version has additional lyrics that were not present in the Three Dog Night or original Randy Newman versions.Er, no offence but do you know this song? It really doesn't fit the theme of the thread. Great song and I love it to bits but it really doesn't fit in here. At least, not imo.
EDIT - I'm talking about the original version by Three Dog Night. In fact, I've never listened to this cover version. Maybe they changed somemostof the lyrics.
I still haven't listened to the J5 version but it makes sense that the lyrics would need to be (drastically?) changed. Didn't know Randy Newman wrote / recorded this. Interesting!
I mean, that's sort of not too far from the original meaning except the guy in the TDN version isn't a child, obviously.
Maybe I'm stretching this too far.
It's the same lyrics with additional lines added towards the end
Michael Jackson wrote and produced the song in 1998. The song was made to raise money after the Great Hanshin earthquake.
The track is registered only under Jackson's name on ASCAP, although it is unknown if he recorded his version.[1]
Children's Holiday
Children's Holiday is a song by J-Friends, released as a single in 1998. Michael Jackson wrote and produced the song in 1998. The song was made to raise money after the Great Hanshin earthquake. The track is registered only under Jackson's name on ASCAP, although it is unknown if he recorded his...michael-jackson.fandom.com
Yes, you’re right. Kind of interesting given the topic of the song, isn’t it?
“it’s just like the children in earth’s joy”
I found this:
and Michaels song helps to soothe the baby
www.babycentre.co.uk
Agreed. That's what it sounds like but I made the mistake of checking a few lyric sites and one of them had 'running with joy' which doesn't fit, doesn't quite make sense and just feels weird but I just had that little question mark in my head, lol.
They are. Love that part so much.
It could make sense in the context of the book The Catcher in the Rye:
Hm… no, what I meant is, it’s rather strange to have the cry of a baby as intro to a song about the man-snake Tom Sneddon. I mean, what does the cry represent? Is it Michael crying? Or is it Tom being a crybaby? Maybe just symbolically, as a general dissatisfaction? It’s an interesting choice of sound effect given the context.I found this:
and Michaels song helps to soothe the baby
Seven reasons babies cry and how to soothe them
When your baby cries, your first instinct is to soothe him. But it isn’t always easy to work out what’s upsetting him. Here are the most common reasons for…
I guess that's it.
Of course, it might be there just because it happens to be a cool sound, too.
That would be my take. The sound might be evocative or really interesting but not necessarily hugely symbolic. Michael certainly paid attention to detail but maybe he just liked this sound and that was it.
